Always a rust project

mhinson79

mhinson79

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There is always a unexpected rust project on these trucks! I was just going to fix the bad spot on the door seal and a nightmare was under the carpet [emoji1304]IMG_3796.jpg
 
Just what I would do... scrap the big stuff off of it, wire brush it, get as much rust off and down to the good metal again. If it’s ok... smh... spray it with rust stop and bed line it. If there is to much gone that’s when I’d get a new pan and weld it on. What a PITA.
 
One of those $30 "portable abrasive blaster kits" from Harbor freight would work wonders on that if you have an air compressor to push it. Might wanna check out the under side too.
 
Wire brush-USE SAFETY GOGGLES...I have seen the wires in eyes it’s not pretty. Sorry, pet peeve.

If you use that portable kit or a sander, use a shop vac on the opposite side and a blanket or tarp to keep the dust out of your interior/electronics.

I live on the coast and do a lot of duning and wheelin. This is unfortunately very common in all trucks that we play with over here. We do 4-6 trucks a year like this, and we use scalers and an old triangle wood sander backed up with a dremel with a 400 grit rotary bit to save as much metal as we can, then if we don’t have to weld them up, we prime with self etching primer, scuff and use cheap ass Napa Duplicolor bedliner under the cab and in the interior, then replace the carpet. However most of the cleanups lately l, we have been putting dynomat over the top and replacing all of the carpet with vinyl or rubber floors.

Just a bit of experience to share.

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